After a crushing loss to Pittsburgh in the first round of the ACC tournament, Stanford basketball is playing the waiting game, hoping someway, somehow it ends up in the NCAA tournament for the first time in over a decade.
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The struggles for Stanford baseball to start the 2026 season have been no secret, but at least it can get through the season knowing it has exceptional building blocks on the roster.
It’s been a long, up and down ride for the Stanford Cardinal this season. From watching the emergence of Ebuka Okorie to falling to multiple mid-majors and then celebrating a Benny Gealer's buzzer beater to win the Acrisure Invitational, there have been some key moments that have made this season both worthwhile and heartbreaking.
Heading into Tuesday's first round matchup against Pitt in the ACC tournament, it looked like Stanford needed to get at least two wins in order to punch their ticket to the dance.
That is simply a devastating loss for the Cardinal at the worst possible time. It is also one that is almost certainly going to extend their NCAA Tournament drought to a 12th season.
Over the last few weeks, the Stanford Cardinal have been burning hot. They have taken down Pitt, SMU, Notre Dame, and NC State in the past week and a half, giving them a four-game win streak, and propelling themselves into deep consideration for the NCAA Tournament.
Postseason basketball is here. After earning a huge upset win over NC State in the regular season finale over the weekend, the Stanford Cardinal are riding
For the first time in well over a decade, the Stanford Cardinal are firmly in the mix for a spot in March Madness. Winning over 20 games for the second straight season and entering the ACC tournament with a lot to play for, a good showing can put the Cardinal in the big dance, and a chance to show that Stanford is indeed also a basketball school.
The new era of Stanford football is not messing around. In an offseason that has seen several changes made to the program in multiple areas, including the hiring of new head coach Tavita Pritchard, the Stanford Cardinal are eager to prove that they are ready to be competitive in 2026 and make a run at a bowl game.
Over the weekend, the Stanford Cardinal had one of the biggest flips in the entire season. After a road win against the NC State Wolfpack, and a plethora of bubble teams going down, Stanford’s once farfetched hopes at their first March Madness in 12 years quickly turned into an achievable goal.
With teams on the bubble for the NCAA tournament faltering in their final regular season games, and Stanford pulling off a huge Quad 1 road win against NC State, the Cardinal now find themselves firmly on the bubble to make it into March Madness.
Coming into Saturday’s crucial matchup between the Stanford Cardinal and NC State Wolfpack, Stanford was in need of a win if they wanted any chance at staying in the hunt for a spot in the NCAA tournament.
Nerd Ball may have saved Stanford's chances at making the NCAA tournament on Saturday. The Cardinal did all of the little things to get themselves ahead this afternoon, and ended up squeaking by NC State, 85-84 on the road to close out the regular season.
It was all smiles for the Stanford Cardinal on a sunny Super Bowl LX weekend in California. The Stanford softball program proudly christened its brand new stadium, cruising to an undefeated 5-0 record right to start the 2026 season.